Butte semi-weekly miner., 1887-04-02
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

The Pacific Express Company shipped
1S bars of Alice yesterday, worth $29, 800.
A contract was yesterday given out for
200 cords of wood for use by the Orphan
Girl.
The annual accounts were filed in the
Probate Court yesterday OF the estate OF
Jacob Arnsteln.
The City Marshal is just now on the war
path for unlicensed dogs. Look out for
your canine pets.
Albert Minger was yesterday appointed
administrator of the estate of Lucinda
Minger, valued at 500.
Five cases were commenced in Judge
Dingevon's court yesterday. Legal busi-
ness seems on the increase here.
August Rostan was fined $40 and trim
mings ($16) by Justice Dingevon for his
method OF adjusting his difficulty with
Hypolite Waite, detailed in yesterdays
MINER.
The meeting OF the Rifle Club at Sam
Louis ct ore on Monday night adjourned
without definite action on the question OF
organization to some evening later in the
week.
Mr.. Merrigan, foreman of the Hope Min
ing Company, was severely hurt yesterday.
When aiming at block with q double
bitted axe, he struck u taut wire instead,
which made the axe rebound, striking him
over the left eye.
It ia report.d d that J. B. Knight & Co.
have been offered $50, 900 for the James
G. Blaine mine situated at Pigeon River,
H. anitoba, by an English syndicate. which
will be accepted. The terms are $4,000
down and the balance in twelve months
from date Of purchase.
A communication was handed to The
MINER yesterday which reads as follows:
"Mr. John Mcguire, manager OF the Grand
Opera House, would confer great favor
upon the ladies of Butte by placing car
rage block in front of the Grand" The
ladies can rest assured that this will re.
ceive Mr.. Maguire's attention assoon as ne
is reminded of the existing need.
The hysterical fiutter with which the In
tor Mountain rushed to the relief OF the
County Commissioners last evening conse-
onent unon an article in The MINER direct
" manfred by these gentlemen and the
nhvsicians in charge of the county's sick,
that was absurdly misconstrued by the
Inter Mountain, must have amused tnem
very much as they were the parties VINO
gave the information.
Mr., Juaquin Abascal, who has been VISIT
ing in Los Angeles. California: during tne
nast three months. arrived in the city last
Evening en- route home. Mr.. Abascal,
while expressing himself pleased with the
climate and country in Southern California,
freely declared he had found no country ne
liked go we'll or in which >he preferred TO &c,
i've as Montana. The gentleman Will
nroceed homeward tomorrow.
County Attorney Dewitt furnished the
Sheriff with an official opinion on the son-
;oct of the new fee bill which is now IN enec1.
In It he says that ''under the law OF tne
1Ath session, page 81. the fees OF your
office aS 90 to the county, you being compen- m
sated rom the county by a salary; =, lnele ae-
fore the House bill s8 does not iali unues . af
The ;nhibitions of the Restrictlon ac' !; "
congress in reference to increasing 'ne -"
mensions Of your emoluments."
Mr.. w. A. Clark, who went over 20 ~
ena last Sunday. returned home yesst'1ths este Thy
MOI morning. The gentleman states thaS Mon one
Butte bidders for contracts on the mon ,rore
tana Central from Helena to Buete w. W.
left out in the cold, the supposlu..Enn +bern
that St. Paul parties got away with 'n:.c. ,,ace
Mr.. Clark, however, brought one gooIR % R"tte ptt
of news which is Of vital interest," 20 nuS near
miners. and that is, that in the very ~ iii
future q reduction OF twenty per ns ceno md
he made in the transportation OF olsy ntb the the
matte from Butte to Chicago ny oo''' WV
Northern and Union Pacific roads,